Search and rescue teams were called to the scene after a pensioner fell into a marshland bog while taking photographs of the sunset. The 73-year-old got into difficulty while in the Borth Bog area on Saturday, November 12.
Call handlers from Aberdyfi Search and Rescue Team received notification from Brecon Mountain Rescue Team of a man reported to be in difficulty at around 3.45pm. The pensioner had been taking photos of the sunset but had slipped into the boggy margins of one of the many pools in the marshland. He reportedly hurt his hip during the fall.
The man phoned his wife who had located him but could not help him out of the water on her own. She phoned some friends and together they had managed to get him out by the time the first team volunteers arrived on scene. He had been in the water for around 45 minutes and was cold and in some considerable pain.
A spokesman for the Aberdyfi team said their casualty carers performed initial treatment and were joined by HM Coastguard Borth along with crews from the Welsh Ambulance Service and Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue service. He added: "The man was stabilised and carried to a waiting ambulance for transportation to Bronglais Hospital Aberystwyth for further assessment and treatment."
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